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Have you ever considered that your career can become part of your identity? What would happen if you decided to leave that career? Would it be like losing a part of yourself? Today's guest, Michelle, explains what it was like when her husband dealt with depression after retiring from the Army. She also describes what it's like to be a military spouse.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Being denied health care by the Veterans Affairs
• What the Transition Assistance Program is REALLY like for retiring servicemembers
• Her husband's first therapy experience - it didn't go well
• Finding out she was pregnant with their second child
• Living like two strangers under the same roof
• Why Michelle decided to put herself into therapy
• How things started to improve for their marriage
• Trauma bonding in the military
• The struggles of being a military spouse
• The importance of personal development
• Michelle's nonprofit and how they help veterans
• The importance of being a part of a supportive community

GUEST INFO:

Veteran Help Point website
Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn
Connect with Michelle on Instagram


MENTIONED RESOURCES:

More stories about VA failures
More info about the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act
Sign the form to pass the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act

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It's easy to criticize those who become addicted to drugs and alcohol when you have never been in a similar situation yourself. However, using these substances is just one of the many different coping strategies we humans use to numb the pain we feel inside. Today's guest, Craig, explains why he started using drugs and alcohol to numb his feelings. He also shares how his addiction became part of his identity, and how it ruined his relationships and almost took his life.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How his parents' divorce affected him
• Witnessing abusive behavior as a kid & mimicking it
• Becoming addicted to drugs at 18 years old
• Aggression, IV drug use, and jail
• How our environment affects the subconscious mind
• Ruining every relationship he ever had
• Hitting rock bottom
• What finally made Craig seek sobriety
• The deep inner work he finally had to do
• Why the healing process is messy
• Implementing practical and simple habit changes
• How he now helps others transform their lives

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Schedule a call with Craig

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When it comes to relationship problems, it is easy to find blame in the other person. Not only do we easily blame our partner, but we often don't make the effort to even understand them in the first place. Today's guest, Matt, explains how his anxiety, drinking dependency, and overall trauma prevented him from being the husband and father his family needed him to be.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Relocating his family every year for a decade
• Dealing with intense social anxiety - even with loved ones
• Drinking everyday since adolescence
• Finding success in his career, but not at home
• Feeling completely lost after a personality collapse
• How his wife felt like she was doing everything alone
• The darkest time in his life
• How he arrived at his big moment of clarity
• How Matt's marriage turned into a beautiful relationship
• The connection between the mind and the heart
• Differences between the male and female brain
• Helping other men become stronger versions of themselves

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More about Matt's Coaching

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